On Monday, a significant rise in the index sparked hopes among some investors that the market was on the rebound. As a result, a few investors purchased shares early on Tuesday in anticipation of further price increases. However, the market ended the day following the same trend as before. Despite this, trading volume increased, with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) seeing transactions worth 499 crore taka, which was 72 crore taka more than the previous day and the highest since December 3. The first hour of trading on Monday saw 118 crore taka worth of shares, which surged to over 176 crore taka yesterday. In recent times, the trading volume during the first hour has fluctuated between 70 to 100 crore taka. Officials from various brokerage houses noted that while there was a trend of rising prices for low-value stocks in recent weeks, this is now slowing down. Investors with available capital are now focusing on shares with strong fundamentals, although overall confidence in the market remains low. In total, 165 companies and mutual funds saw price increases, while 149 experienced declines, and 80 shares remained unchanged. In the first hour, 259 shares gained value, while 60 saw declines. At just before 11 am, the DSEX index rose by 38 points to 5234, but by the close of trading, it had fallen back to its previous level, with the index ending the day 7 points higher at 5202.